Sunday, 24 June 2012

Grilled Barbeque Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken drumsticks………6
Barbeque sauce…………….3 ½ table spoon
English mustard….……….½ tea spoon
Tomato ketchup……………1 table spoon
Soya sauce……………………½ table spoon
Worcestershire sauce…….½ table spoon
Salt to taste

Method
  • Place the drumsticks in a non-stick oven tray and sprinkle the salt on each drumstick.
  • Mix all the other ingredients in a bowl and generously coat the created sauce on the drumstick.
  • Pre-heat the oven on grill mode at 250°C. Place the tray in the oven and grill for 15 min.
  • Remove tray and flip the chicken and grill the flip side for 15 min.
  • Pour the juices collected in the bottom of the tray, on the chicken while serving, for more flavour.

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Apple and Avocado Salad

Ingredients

Gala apples…………….…2 (chopped in ¾ inch cubes)
Avocado……………………1 ½ (chopped in ¾ inch cubes)
Mayonnaise………………2 ½ table spoon
Milk………………………….¼ cup
Vinegar…………………….1 table spoon
Lemon juice………….….2 table spoon
Fresh ground pepper1/6 tea spoon
Salt to taste

Method
  • Mix mayonnaise, milk, lemon juice and vinegar in a salad bowl.
  • Add the chopped apples and avocados in the bowl and sprinkle the ground pepper and salt (if required).
  • Mix well and serve.  Garnish with fresh mint leaves if required.
Serves: 2

Honey Chicken Legs

Ingredients

Chicken drumsticks………3
Clear honey………………….3 tea spoon
Chilli powder………………..½ tea spoon
Cloves………………………….12
Fennel seeds…………………1 tea spoon
Salt to taste

Method
  • Place the drumsticks in a non-stick oven tray.
  • Sprinkle the salt and chilli powder on the drumsticks and rub the ingredients on each drumstick with hand to make sure it is evenly applied.
  • Poke the flesh of each drumstick at 4 places and insert one clove per poke.  (Distribute the poked clove evenly i.e. do not cramp them very close to each other only on one side.) 
  • Now evenly apply the honey on all sides of the drumsticks with a basting brush.
  • Lastly sprinkle the fennel seed on all sides.   
  • Pre-heat the oven on grill mode at 250°C. Place the tray in the oven and grill for 10 min.
  • Remove tray and flip the chicken and grill the flip side for 10 min.
  • Remove the poked cloves from the chicken before serving.
  • Pour the juices collected in the bottom of the tray, on the chicken, for more flavour.